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On this page there is information which you will find useful when attending classes or discos.

May 17th 2021
Covid Secure classes re-open from today, Monday 17th May. Numbers are limited and most classes are full. Anybody who wants to come to one of the classes should contact before coming along.
If the Roadmap Out Of Lockdown remains on track, all classes will be open for everyone from June 21st.
Looking forward to seeing you soon
Brenda

01.01.21
We now find ourselves in Tier 4 so all classes remain on-line. Please watch our Home page for news and also keep an eye on the Urban Line Dance (UK) Facebook page and your emails where I will try to keep you up to date.  

06.11.20
Hi
Just in case you hadn’t noticed, we’re back in lockdown. All classes have been suspended until 2nd December, but that could change if the lockdown is extended. Please watch our Home page for news and also keep an eye on the Urban Line Dance (UK) Facebook page and your emails where I will try to keep you up to date.  



Hi Everyone
We hope you are all well and enjoying this lovely weather.

 If you know someone who comes to our classes, please share the information on this page with them.  Thank you. 

We have now resumed Urban Line Dance Classes, with Covid-19  safeguards which I shall explain below.  
Any decisions we make about the classes are all subject to change in accordance with any Government guidelines or advice which may impact on our plans.  However, we will list below our current plans in the hope that we can keep going.  
Please remember; all this could change with short notice:

Plans for all Classes.  (Please remember to bring a refreshing drink and a face mask)

You will be met in the corridor/foyer where your temperature will be taken with a No-Contact thermometer and you will be asked for current contact information (required for track and trace).
The person who signs you in will be wearing a visor and gloves   If possible, please have the correct payment ready.  There will be hand sanitizers for you to use on entry and in the classes.
Inside the hall, chairs will be set out at least 1 metre apart.  Those in a bubble can move chairs together.
If guidelines require us to wear masks when not dancing, we will follow that advice as that is the time we are most likely to be chatting and facing each other. Whatever rule is in force concerning wearing masks when dancing will be respected.  There will be no face to face dancing. 
Those rules are changing regularly so we will have to keep a close eye on what we can and can’t do.  Recent advice was that as long as we don’t face each other and keep a safe distance apart we can dance without masks if we wish. However, as said, this advice could change.

MONDAY CLASS

The Monday class starts at 6.30pm with the Beginner session as usual.  Please arrive after 6.20pm as we will need extra time to clean chairs and other surfaces. Anyone is welcome for the beginner session but please arrive no later than 6.40pm when we  temporarily stop letting people in.
The Improver/Intermediate session begins shortly after 7.30pm.  For this session please arrive after 7.20pm when signing in will start again.  Beginners will be encouraged to stay for as long as they wish.  The class will end no later than 9.30pm as chairs etc have to be cleaned and sprayed.
We can dance in up to 5 rows of up to 5 people all at least 1 metre + apart. 

WEDNESDAY CLASS

This class begins at 7.30pm as usual.  You can sign-in any time after 7.20pm.  This gives me time to clean the chairs etc before you arrive.  The class will end no later than 9.30pm as, on top of the usual packing up, the chairs etc have to be cleaned and sprayed and we have to be out before 10pm.
We can dance in up to 5 rows of up to 5 people all at least 1 metre + apart. 

THURSDAY CLASS

This class has been to be split into 2 sessions because we cannot safely accommodate the usual number of dancers whilst following safety guidance.  Each session lasts for 1½ hours. The first session is Beginner/Improver (09.15am – 10.45am) and the second session is Improver Intermediate (11am – 12.30pm). Some of the dances we do will overlap the sessions.   We will need time between the sessions and after 12.30, to clean down the furniture and other surfaces.  We will not be using the kitchen until things are back to more normal.
We have also set up an extra class to accommodate some class members as we are restricting the Thursday class numbers to a maximum of 15 in each session.  This extra class is for 1½ hours Tuesday Lunchtime 11.15am -12.45pm) at Stubbington Methodist Church Hall, and will continue until it is safe for us all to dance together again.  

ZOOM MEETINGS

The Thursday morning meeting on the 20th August was the last one unless the situation changes. 
I am continuing with my monthly subscription to Zoom for a little while at least, in case we need it again so keep an eye on your inbox, the Facebook Group page and our website.

We hope you decide to join us in class whenever you feel you can.
Looking forward to seeing you.
Brenda and Ray
xx

URBAN LINE DANCE CLASSES

BEGINNER/IMPROVER/INTERMEDIATE: Every Monday Evening 6.30pm until 9.30pm
This Class will start/restart during the first week of September each year.
Beginners start at 6.30pm. Improver/Intermediate starts at 7.30pm
Fareham Academy, St Anne’s Grove, Fareham PO14 1JJ
There are no Monday Classes on Bank Holidays.

BEGINNER: Every Wednesday Evening 7.30pm until 9.30pm
Fareham Academy, St Anne’s Grove, Fareham PO14 1JJ

COMBINED CLASS: Every Thursday Morning from 9.30am
The Beginners Class will start/restart during the first week in September each year
Beginner at 9.30, through Improver to Intermediate for the last hour. The class finishes at 12.30pm
Stubbington Methodist Church Hall, Mays Lane Stubbington PO14 2ER

Coming To Class

Always
Wear or bring suitable shoes.
Bring a refreshing drink. You will need to drink quite often between dances to avoid dehydration.

DANCE FLOOR ETIQUETTE

Dance Floor Etiquette is designed to make the dance floor a safe and pleasant place to dance and to limit the occurrence of accidents. It may look like common sense but sometimes a reminder is needed.

DO:
….Dance in lines! Listen to the DJ to know what dance is being played and for any floor-splits.
….Sit at the edge of the dance floor and make sure your chair does not get in the dancers’ way.
….Move forward when asked by the DJ – dancers may be struggling for space behind you.
….Leave the floor when the music ends, unless staying for the next dance.
….Be aware of others – take smaller steps when learning a dance or when a popular dance is being played (the dance floor may be fuller than normal).

NEVER:  Kick too high or jump with both feet off the floor – it’s not gymnastics!

DON’T:
….Walk across the floor when the music is playing – always walk around.
….Try to join an existing line when where there is no room for you – it’s called ‘pushing in’!
….Bend down in the middle of the dance floor to tie shoe-laces – move away to the side.
….Carry drinks across the dance floor at ANY time – any and all spillages should be cleaned immediately.

Other information:

A floor-split is when 2 dances are being done at the same time to the same piece of music – usually front & back. It is VERY important that space is left between the two sets of dancers to ensure there are no collisions when dancing.
Partner dancing is occasionally done around the edge of the floor – it is acknowledged that partner dancers have right-of-way, so be aware and give them room.
Everyone was a beginner once and newcomers should be encouraged – but please don’t get up for a dance you don’t know, or exit from the dance floor in the middle of the music.
It is courteous to apologise to a fellow dancer if you bump into them or kick them accidentally!

URBAN LINE DANCE CLASSES

BEGINNER/IMPROVER/INTERMEDIATE: Every Monday Evening 6.30pm until 9.30pm
This Class will start/restart during the first week of September each year.
Beginners start at 6.30pm. Improver/Intermediate starts at 7.30pm
Fareham Academy, St Anne’s Grove, Fareham PO14 1JJ
There are no Monday Classes on Bank Holidays.

BEGINNER: Every Wednesday Evening 7.30pm until 9.30pm
Fareham Academy, St Anne’s Grove, Fareham PO14 1JJ

COMBINED CLASS: Every Thursday Morning from 9.30am
The Beginners Class will start/restart during the first week in September each year
Beginner at 9.30, through Improver to Intermediate for the last hour. The class finishes at 12.30pm
Stubbington Methodist Church Hall, Mays Lane Stubbington PO14 2ER

Hi Everyone
We hope you are all well and enjoying this lovely weather.

 If you know someone who comes to our classes, please share the information on this page with them.  Thank you. 

We have now resumed Urban Line Dance Classes, with Covid-19  safeguards which I shall explain below.  
Any decisions we make about the classes are all subject to change in accordance with any Government guidelines or advice which may impact on our plans.  However, we will list below our current plans in the hope that we can keep going.  
Please remember; all this could change with short notice:

Plans for all Classes.  (Please remember to bring a refreshing drink and a face mask)

You will be met in the corridor/foyer where your temperature will be taken with a No-Contact thermometer and you will be asked for current contact information (required for track and trace).
The person who signs you in will be wearing a visor and gloves   If possible, please have the correct payment ready.  There will be hand sanitizers for you to use on entry and in the classes.
Inside the hall, chairs will be set out at least 1 metre apart.  Those in a bubble can move chairs together.
If guidelines require us to wear masks when not dancing, we will follow that advice as that is the time we are most likely to be chatting and facing each other. Whatever rule is in force concerning wearing masks when dancing will be respected.  There will be no face to face dancing. 
Those rules are changing regularly so we will have to keep a close eye on what we can and can’t do.  Recent advice was that as long as we don’t face each other and keep a safe distance apart we can dance without masks if we wish. However, as said, this advice could change.

The Monday class starts at 6.30pm with the Beginner session as usual.  Please arrive after 6.20pm as we will need extra time to clean chairs and other surfaces. Anyone is welcome for the beginner session but please arrive no later than 6.40pm when we  temporarily stop letting people in.
The Improver/Intermediate session begins shortly after 7.30pm.  For this session please arrive after 7.20pm when signing in will start again.  Beginners will be encouraged to stay for as long as they wish.  The class will end no later than 9.30pm as chairs etc have to be cleaned and sprayed.
We can dance in up to 5 rows of up to 5 people all at least 1 metre + apart. 

WEDNESDAY CLASS

This class begins at 7.30pm as usual.  You can sign-in any time after 7.20pm.  This gives me time to clean the chairs etc before you arrive.  The class will end no later than 9.30pm as, on top of the usual packing up, the chairs etc have to be cleaned and sprayed and we have to be out before 10pm.
We can dance in up to 5 rows of up to 5 people all at least 1 metre + apart. 

THURSDAY CLASS

This class has been to be split into 2 sessions because we cannot safely accommodate the usual number of dancers whilst following safety guidance.  Each session lasts for 1½ hours. The first session is Beginner/Improver (09.15am – 10.45am) and the second session is Improver Intermediate (11am – 12.30pm). Some of the dances we do will overlap the sessions.   We will need time between the sessions and after 12.30, to clean down the furniture and other surfaces.  We will not be using the kitchen until things are back to more normal.
We have also set up an extra class to accommodate some class members as we are restricting the Thursday class numbers to a maximum of 15 in each session.  This extra class is for 1½ hours Tuesday Lunchtime 11.15am -12.45pm) at Stubbington Methodist Church Hall, and will continue until it is safe for us all to dance together again.  

ZOOM MEETINGS

The Thursday morning meeting on the 20th August was the last one unless the situation changes. 
I am continuing with my monthly subscription to Zoom for a little while at least, in case we need it again so keep an eye on your inbox, the Facebook Group page and our website.

We hope you decide to join us in class whenever you feel you can.
Looking forward to seeing you.
Brenda and Ray
xx

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